they win tonight and they tie the rangers for the american league west. the division crown then would be determined tomorrow afternoon. if they don't win the division, right now, they are a half game behind baltimore for the top wild card spot. the winner of the wild card with the best record will host the one game play-off on friday. now, for just a few hours last night, the as could care less about where they were in the standings. a most improbable victory, many thought it would never happen back in april. never . >> it's been a story book season of the it's hard to explain. if someone would have told me in april we were going to be doing this on the first of october, i would think they were on something. >> whoo! >> here we are sitting on october 1st, the as have used 19 rookies this season. yes, they are a three-game sweep away from being a.l. west champions. >> it's a great time. >> makes it tough to get a late delay request but it's the nature of the business. ♪ [ music ] >> game one of the three-game series after 4 1/2, it's the as and rangers i